The Sims 4: How to Configure Autosave and Save Reminders

Open Save Settings to choose Autosave triggers

Use Save Settings to customize when Autosave runs. EA introduced configurable Autosave in the July 21, 2026 update. The release describes it as creating save points while you play, with several event and time options rather than a single mandatory schedule. [1]

The feature performs its saving in the background at the selected moments. [1]

Steps

1. Open Save Settings and choose when Autosave should run. [1]

Choose travel as a save trigger

Select the option for saving after travel between lots if that is a useful point in your play session. This is one of the triggers explicitly described in the release, allowing the save routine to follow a change of lot instead of relying only on elapsed playtime. [1]

Steps

1. Choose the after-travel saving option if you want Autosave tied to lot changes. [1]

Choose a time or milestone trigger

The available choices also include a period of playtime and important gameplay milestones. Configure the choices shown in Save Settings around the moments you want protected. The release does not specify every interval or every milestone in this passage, so it should not be read as an exact list of all settings. [1]

Set the frequency of manual-save reminders

If you want a prompt to save manually, set the Save Reminder frequency. The gnome notification prompts a manual save; Autosave performs a background save. They serve different preferences within the new save options. [1]

EA’s later August patch changes the reminder default to Every 2 Hours. Check the selected frequency instead of relying on older information that the default is Off. [2]

Steps

1. Choose a reminder frequency and create a manual save when the prompt appears. [1]

Recognize the Autosaving message

The Autosaving message is the visible background-save feedback described by EA. [1]

The August update improves its consistency when leaving Build Mode or traveling. This feedback concerns a save occurring; it is separate from the gnome’s request that you perform a manual save. [2]